Nancy Bowen

A few weeks ago I was out in Seattle, where my wife had been invited to speak at a conference. I took advantage of the trip to visit with several in-plant managers in that part of the world. This is the best part of the job, when I get to meet some of the people I've been writing about. Take Paul Katz and his comrades, for instance. Last month I wrote an article about the informal association of Washington school district in-plant managers to which Paul belongs. While in Seattle, I got to meet all those managers and attend one of their

Here are the winners of last year's In-Print contest. These are not the 2003 winners. That list will appear in the next few weeks on this site. Please check back. For more information on the contest and tips on how to improve your chances of winning next time, visit our In-Print page: http://www.ipgonline.com/doc/in_print.html In-Print 2002 awards were presented during the IPMA 2002 conference in Atlanta last year. Among the big winners this year were: • SAFECO (8 awards) • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (7 awards) • University of Oklahoma (6 awards) • University of Texas Health Science Center (6

Tension filled the air. After more than eight hours of examining printed pieces for flaws, the judges of In-Print 2001 were looking at three flawless entries, trying to decide which one deserved to be named Best of Show. In the running were a colorful annual report from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a sharp-looking hard cover book from Brigham Young University and an eye-catching marketing booklet from Boeing. All three in-plants were former Best of Show winners. They each knew how to produce quality products. This didn't make the judges' job any easier. They scrutinized each entry using a detailed checklist